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Name:	Disabled American Veterans
Address:	3725 Alexandria Pike
	Cold Spring, KY 41076
Phone:	859-441-7300
Web Address:	www.dav.org

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

DAV provides free professional assistance to veterans and their families to help them secure government benefits. In 2009, DAV reports that it represented nearly a quarter of a million veterans. As part of DAV's National Voluntary Service Program, 2,207,012 hours of service and 595,718 free rides (22.3 million miles) to various VA medical facilities were provided to disabled veterans. The State Service, Disaster Relief and Memorials program has provided $5.2 million in 2009 to state-level DAV organizations for local programs serving disabled veterans. The Publications and Communications program informs disabled veterans of their rights and entitlements through the DAV Magazine and other communications. The activities of DAV's 1.3 million members are coordinated by the National Membership program. Through its Public Awareness Outreach program DAV encourages identification of disabled veterans who need assistance. Nearly all ($19,297,073 or 99.9%) of DAV's Public Awareness Outreach program activities are conducted in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, DAV's program expenses were:

National service program	43,434,188
Voluntary service program	40,113,667
Public awareness outreach	19,297,073
Membership program	9,485,501
State services, disaster relief and memorials	7,353,730
Publications and other communications	4,861,983
Legislative service program	1,848,286
Total Program Expenses:	$126,394,428

Chief Executive : Arthur H. Wilson, National Adjutant and CEO

Compensation*:

$288,412

Chair of the Board: Raymond E. Dempsey
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired school principal, Disabled Vietnam Era Air Force veteran

Board Size: 7

Paid Staff Size: 611

*2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.

Fund raising costs were 20% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $154,559,505, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

DAV incurred joint costs of $42,865,631 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $23,576,097 was allocated to fund raising expenses and $19,289,534 was allocated to program expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes under Section 170(c)(3). Membership dues are not deductible.

The following information is based on DAV's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contributions	101,956,785
Change in unrealized appreciation of investments	40,890,055
Contributed services	39,431,306
Bequests	7,752,665
Income from investments	7,352,621
Membership dues and fees	5,418,749
List royalties	957,726
Miscellaneous	36,933
Realized investment losses	-8,332,557
Total Income	$195,464,283

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 77%  Fund Raising: 19%  Administrative: 4%

Total income				$195,464,283
	Program expenses			$126,394,428
	Fund raising expenses			30,407,373
	Administrative expenses			5,757,434
Total expenses				$162,559,235
Income in Excess of Expenses				32,905,048
Beginning net assets				194,887,085
Other Changes in Net Assets				11,187,028
Ending net assets				238,979,161
Total liabilities				124,166,423
Total assets				$363,145,584

Note 1: For the year ended December 31, 2009, DAV obtained in-kind income in the amount of $39,431,306 which includes drivers for the organization's transportation network ($37,617,818) and donated office space ($1,813,488).

Note 2: In the above financial section, "other changes in net assets" represents $11,187,028 for adjustment to minimum pension liability and effect of provisions of ASC 715.